John Kinard's Memorial Tribute at Smithsonian Institution

Object Details

Local Numbers: ACMA AV001072_A ACMA AV001072_B ACMA AV001937_A ACMA AV001937_B ACMA AV001938_A ACMA AV001938_B ACMA AV002026_A ACMA AV002026_B

Creator: Anacostia Museum
Names: Anacostia Community Museum; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; Kinard, John, 1936-1989
Collection Creator: Anacostia Community Museum

Topic: African Americans; Museums; Community museums; Museums and community; African American museums; Memorials

Custodial History: Location: Baird Auditorium in the National Museum of Natural History.

Citation: John Kinard's Memorial Tribute at Smithsonian Institution, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents: Representatives of the Smithsonian and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM), and those who worked closely with ANM and the community of Anacostia spoke of John Kinard's legacy, particularly his impact on community museums and African American museums nationwide. Marjorie Kinard, John's wife, spoke and represented the Kinard family at the memorial.; Event - memorial. AV002144: dated 19890914. AV001072, AV001937, and AV001938: audio only, same content, dated 19890919. AV001072: original. AV002026: audio only, very poor audio quality - audio of former recording of 'Black Musa Seminar' (transcribed from physical asset) in which John Kinard attended bleeds through distorting recording of memorial, undated.

Restrictions: Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.